Cited among the potential successors of Christophe Galtier on the PSG bench, Thiago Motta has his support within the club of the capital. And not least.
It’s an open secret: Christophe Galtier will not go beyond his first year of contract at PSG. If Luis Campos will benefit from a second chance as a sports adviser, the Marseille technician will pay for the broken pots of an unsuccessful 2022-2023 season. His fantasized successors respond to the names of Zinedine Zidane or José Mourinho, but another coach enjoys a significant rating in Paris: a certain Thiago Motta.
Former emblematic PSG midfielder built by QSI (2012-2018), the 40-year-old Italian-Brazilian learned his coaching skills with the Parisian U19s under his orders, before returning to the country to train successively Genoa, La Spezia and now Bologna. So many experiences and remarkable passages, as was his course as a strategist, he who finished top of his promotion by obtaining the UEFA Pro License in 2020.
Al-Khelaïfi is conquered
According to L’Equipe, his profile appeals a lot to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, who would gladly make him his number one choice for officer in charge of PSG in the next exercise, even if Doha would like a more flashy CV. ” Last summer, he was among the possible candidates for the succession of Mauricio Pochettino. It was mainly that of Nasser al-Khelaïfi, less that of Luis Campos, who nevertheless gave him a call.narrates the sports daily aroused. The name of the former Parisian sentinel has not been erased from the mind of its president. The two men have kept in touch, although they have relaxed over time, but the esteem, private and professional, that Al-Khelaïfi has for Motta is intact. »
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Under a Bolognese contract until 2024, Thiago Motta of course will not be released easily, but the latter feels ready to take such a step in his career. With the key to a salary potentially multiplied by four (he receives 2 million euros annually to date when Christophe Galtier touches 8 in Paris). ” We want to build with him. […] We have great challenges ahead said Bologna sporting director Marco Di Vaio. ” I’m focused on Bologna “, still assured this Friday of the rest the native of the suburbs of Sao Paulo. If not PSG, OGC Nice would also afford the services of such a technician. Jean-Claude Blanc, the new executive director of Ineos Sport, who knew Thiago Motta well in Paris, would already be working on such an outcome.